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FREE Dining & Drinks Packages for 2026 Walt Disney World Holidays

Book your 2026 package holiday by 5^th November 2025 and enjoy Free Dining & Drinks and Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket for the price of a 7-Day Magic Ticket on selected arrivals and packages at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Book by 1^st July and you’ll save £300 per booking on flight-inclusive packages or £200 per booking on Disney Resort hotel & Ticket packages.

Details can be found here https://www.disneyholidays.co.uk/walt-disney-world/

Bookings open 29th April 2025

Available during most school holidays, simply book a selected Disney Resort Collection hotel + Ticket package and you’ll dine for FREE at over 90 venues with Disney Quick-Service Meals and Disney Quick-Service Dining Plans, and over 170 venues with Disney Dining Plans (excludes gratuities). Dining locations can be found across all Disney Resorthotels, Theme Parks, Water Parks, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Boardwalk, so you’ll be spoilt for choice. There’s cuisine to tickle every tastebud, from fine dining and familiar favourites to holiday treats and healthy snacks – and even meals with beloved Disney Characters, including Mickey, Minnie, and friends.

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2024 Disney’s ‘Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party’ (MNSSHP) Dates

Eagerly awaited by fans, Disney has just released the dates for their Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party which is held at the Magic Kingdom Starting 9th August through to 31st October 2024.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is an annual Halloween celebration at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park and is held on select nights (listed below). Entrance to the party requires purchase of a MNSSHP ticket and is not included with normal park admission.

The party takes over the entire park after it is closed to non-ticketed guests. The party hours are 7pm to 12am, however party guests can gain entry to the Magic Kingdom as early as 4pm.

MNSSHP showcases nighttime Halloween fun and entertainment for families in a very Disney way, the fun of Halloween without it being scary. Unlike the rest of the year Disney allows guests to dress as their favourite characters during the party, See FAQ HERE for dress code

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party offers Disney halloween character greetings, special halloween inspired shows and fireworks, a special “Boo-To-You” Halloween Parade which features characters dressed in their Halloween finery and the special fireworks show lights up the skies with the voices of the Ghost Host and various Disney villains.

There are also lots of trick-or-treat stations located throughout the park where you can fill your bags with free delicious Halloween candy treats.

The 2024 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Dates

August – 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30
September – 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29
October – 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 31

Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can purchase these special event tickets early beginning May 8, 2024! All other Guests may purchase tickets beginning May 15, 2024.

Ticket Prices
Event tickets are $119 to $199 per ticket, plus tax (prices vary by event date).

Discounts
Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can save $10 per ticket to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party—valid only for event nights in August and September.

Entertainment Times

Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular:
August 9 through September 28, 2024: 9:05 pm, 10:40 pm, 12:00 am
September 29 through October 31, 2024: 7:40pm, 9:05 pm, 10:40 pm, 12:00 am
Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular: 10 pm
Mickey’s Boo-To-You Halloween Parade: 8:15 pm and 11:15 pm

Trick-or-Treat Stations

Market Street (open until 8:00 pm)
Tortuga Tavern
Tom Sawyer Island Dock
Gaston’s Tavern
Near TRON Lightcycle / Run
Princess Fairytale Hall

Tickets when released can be found HERE

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Walt Disney World Resort Conjures Up Wicked Fun for the Whole Family This Fall

As summer wanes, the fall season ushers in a variety of enticing family experiences at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. This year, fan-favorite seasonal celebrations will return with new festive and delicious offerings for guests of all ages to enjoy.

Enjoy Haunting Halloween Festivities at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park brews up eerie-sistible delights from entertaining parades and exclusive character photo opportunities to scary-good treats. The special-ticket event is offered on select nights from Aug. 11 to Nov. 1 after normal park hours from 7 p.m. to midnight.

New for 2023, partygoers can see Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, and Clarabelle Cow dressed as the Sanderson Sisters from Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” in Mickey’s “Boo-To-You” Halloween Parade.
Thirty scrumptious, specially themed fall and Halloween treats will be offered throughout the park. Select treatswill be exclusively available for purchase at the party while others will be offered to Magic Kingdom guests during regular hours.
Guests can trick-or-treat their way through the park and indulge in delicious Mars sweets like SKITTLES, SNICKERS and M&M’S, while dressed in their happiest, not-so-scary Halloween costumes.
Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, The Seven Dwarfs return this year for event-exclusive photo opportunities.
Enchanting entertainment abounds as a spirited pirate band takes over Adventureland with spooky sea shanties.
Pop-up parties – featuring Max Goof and his Powerline party pack – will appear throughout the park before the troupe dances its way onto Main Street, U.S.A. ahead of Mickey’s “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade.
Party guests can commemorate their visit with an event-themed step-in photo experience.
Each guest will also receive a reusable trick-or-treat bag and commemorative print to round out the special Halloween offerings.

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Parking Lot Courtesy Trams Return To Walt Disney World Parks.

This September will see Disney’s Parking Trams return to EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Trams will once again be available at all Walt Disney World theme parks.

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Disney resumed the tram service at the Magic Kingdom in December 2021 and Animal Kingdom in May 2022 after pausing the service during the pandemic shutdown in 2020. Now Disney has announced that the final two parks will resume their Tram service starting this September.

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Disney To Remove Park Reservation Requirement

Starting with park visits on Jan. 9, 2024, theme park reservations will no longer be required for date-based tickets.

When getting your ticket, you will simply select a start date for Jan. 9, 2024 or later, complete your purchase and then you will be all set! For reference, date-based tickets are the standard ticket option Disney offers to guests.

For other admission types, including non-dated tickets, theme park reservations may be required to help us continue managing attendance and delivering a great experience for everyone. You can check which admission types require park reservations by visiting DisneyWorld.com/ThemeParkReservations before you purchase.